命門

Chinese

		life; fate	opening; door; gate opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; (taxonomy) phylum or division
trad. (命門)		命	門
simp. (命门)		命	门

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mìngmén

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄇㄣˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mìngmén
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄇㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mìngmén
    • Wade–Giles: ming⁴-mên²
    • Yale: mìng-mén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: minqmen
    • Palladius: минмэнь (minmɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ⁵¹ mən³⁵/

Noun

命門

1. (traditional Chinese medicine) lifegate (the part between the kidneys considered to be the root of the body's physiological functions and life activities)